Heritage TitleHOUSE, 90 WATKINS STREETAddress90 Watkins Street WHITE GUM VALLEY WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22620Construction MaterialRoof – TILE: Aluminium TileWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceAesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical timber framed single storey cottage dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.ArchaeologyConditionHistorySearches of Fremantle Rate Books and Fremantle Local History Blue files produced no information.Physical DescriptionSingle storey timber framed and weatherboard clad walls with ashlar effect and an aluminium tile (probably not original) gable and hipped roofed house. The roof has a brick chimney with corbelling and the dropped verandah is supported by turned timber posts.The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape of Watkins Street; 84, 86, 88 & 90.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – FARMING\PASTORAL: StableIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
Watkins Street, 90, White Gum Valley WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 13/09/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/39461
